Popularity: 2
Vote:   | All of us basically want the same things: opportunity for our children, and prosperity for our families and communities. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | An educated, well-trained workforce is the key to our state's economic prosperity. We need to take down the no vacancy sign and ensure we are focusing on the needs of both today and tomorrow's employers. |
Popularity: 2
Vote: | Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | Education is the foundation upon which we build our future. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | I am very focused on that. I believe Washington ought to proudly stand up and say we do not believe in, we do not accept, and we will not tolerate discrimination. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | I am willing to take risks, and willing to tolerate failure as long as we admit it, can learn from it and keep moving forward. |
Popularity: 3
Vote: | I'm a person of faith, [but] I don't carry it on my sleeve. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do. |
Popularity: -2
Vote: | It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations. |
Popularity: -1
Vote: | It's been said that government doesn't create jobs, business does. For the most part, this is true. But government creates the environment in which businesses can excel and expand. |
Popularity: -4
Vote: | It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it. |
Popularity: 2
Vote: | One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so. |
Popularity: 2
Vote: | Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq. |
Popularity: -3
Vote: | The last few months have been far too divisive for the good of our state.I believe we must work aggressively to enact the policies that are needed to strengthen our state's economy and improve the lives of all Washingtonians. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | To get things done, we must work together. We must meet in the middle to work out our differences and find the best solutions. |
Popularity: -2
Vote: | Truly, the challenges we face are not Democratic challenges or Republican challenges. In fact, they are not political challenges at all; they are fiscal challenges, and educational challenges, and the challenges of figuring out how to take care of each other. |
Popularity: -3
Vote: | Vernon Reis opened the world to me through books. He taught me that while I was physically firmly planted in blue-collar Auburn, Washington in the 50s and early 60s, intellectually I could go anywhere, explore anything, and sample exciting new ideas simply by opening a book. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love. |
Popularity: 0
Vote: | We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians. |
Popularity: 3
Vote: | We have lots of studies about what's wrong with our education system. We need to accept responsibility, be bold, find solutions and move forward to make education a centerpiece of our economic development. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | We must work to help all families and all communities realize their dream of a better future. |
Popularity: 1
Vote: | When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential. |